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Entintations.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9:1906,

for the current year works out to give the following.

Preacht Licence. Furure. Skipapore Opion ............... 184,000 140,000 Stogapore Splita....... $0.050

$5,000 Malacca Opiuse 15,900}{iny) 37,00 Malacca helt $00)

Dimination per Bu $40,000

A. S. WATSON & CO., The reduction is an appreciable one,

LIMITED,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

SHERRY.

J'est,

B. SUPERIOR PALE DRY, Dinner

Wine, Green Seal Capsule 13.00 C. MANZANILLA, PALE NATU-

RAL SHERRY, White Capsule 13-50 OG, SUPERIOR OLD DRY

PALE NATURAL SHERRY, Red Seal Capsule klimanet600 D. VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE DRY, Choice Old Wine, White Seal Capsule

18.00

OLD

PALE DRY, Very Finest Qual

E. EXTRA SUPERIOR

ity (old bottled), Black Seal Capsule......

27.00

B, C, and CC are excellent Dinner Wines, 1) and E are Alter-Dinier Wines of a very fine Vintage.

Sin-

CANTON NOTKS,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

"Canion, 8th August. THE BOXER" INDEMNITY. On the 6: inst. the Sun Wui Magistrate, Lam Yuk Ming, and a military officer named Pun Chek Mán called a meeting at the Public, 1tali, for the purpose of urging the people to inake a donation to the Government, for the purpose of assisting to pay the "Baxer Indemnity. Although there were thousands of people present, not a single person agreed with the proposal.. The meeting was a very

regular and disorderly one.

THE SAJNAM SCHOOL.. The Sainam school, established in the city of Run Wai, is a handsome building and very beautifully situated. The thirst for modern

pore will have to do without $1,572,000, annually, in the next three years' revenue. Malacca shows an advance of $48,000 per annum, but Singapore and Penang together mark an annual decrease of $1,620,000; TC sult. $1,572,000 less than hitherto, The proportion in the fall for Singapore alone representa 15.79 per cent. in the principal source of revenue. Applying the same. ratio of reduction to Hongkong the Colony might be prepared to be offered,lucation runs.high; there are over a hundred in round figures, 4143,000 against the

students now attending this school. A certain $170,000 now paid by the Farmers. The gentleman, who had paid a visit there, was monthly difference to the Colonial revenue loud in his praise of both the school and the should then be one of $27,000, equal to staff: | $314,000 per annum. It may be premature to discuss the probable loss to the Colony by a demished Opium licence fee; but | judging from the results attained in Singa- pore we should be in a position to arrive at the approximate figure likely to be fetched

A NIVERSARY OF FUNG HA WAY'S DEATH.

In the city of Sun Wui, o the 6th instant, the members of the Hung Sing Debating Society met to celebrate the anniveciary of the death of Fung tta Wai, the boycott martyr.

CORRESPONDENCE.

on the grst inst. for the Opium Monopoly we do not necessariy endures the opinions expresied

Ly Correspondenta Se this column.j when tenders fail due on that date,

COMMERCIAL PARASTIES.

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It is not often thai the Far Eastern com- mercial community have to call to question the probity of a section of the elements con

ALL ARE SUPERIOR XERES WINES.stituting the mercantile class-whether in the

COGNAC BRANDY.

A. OLD PALE,j...

B, SUPERIOR VERY OLD

COGNAC

0, VERY OLD 'LIQUEUR

COGNAC

D. HENNESSY'S FINEST VERY

Pop

$20.00

character of principals or agents-in China. The honesty and integrity of the business population a well-known_characteristics of

PO. ICE SALARIES,

To the Entror or 1% "Hosokong Treegra PA, “* Sir, I have read with interest, in your issue of the 7th inat, the, correspondence under the heading of "Police Salaries."

If the figures stated therein are correct, one

cannot wonder at the poor state of the Police Force, and the consequent amount of crime that is committed in the Colony,

I endorse the sentiments of "Admirer of "Polke' dat the guardians of the peace, whose duty it is to protect our property, especially whilst we sleep, should receive a file more consideration at the bands of the Government, o regard to their monthly salaries. am,

of the traders in the gorgeous East, and when any disturbing factor arises to threa ten the good name enjoyed by the expon ents of the commercial interests in these parts, it always merits notice and considera-etc., 34.00 $0. As a body the representatives of the

flongkong stock exchange are gentlemen,

27.00

OLD LIQUEUR CLAINAC... 40.00 D. is a VERY FINE LIQUEUR BRANDY which we guarantee cannot be matched at the price.

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Hongkong, 9th August, 1906.

RESIDENT,"

H. H. THE GOVERNOR,

"AT HOME."

A CARBLENS JKWÜLLER.

CONSIDERATE PROSECUTRIX. Hung Cheuk Shan, allor Kwan Shing, a His Excellency the Governor, Sie Matthew

ed before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at this Police Nathon, K C.M.d, was "at home" yesterday silversmith, of No 12, Peel Street, was arraign- afternoon at his summer residence," Mountain

Court this morning, charged with larceny, by Lodge," the Peak, and, as usual, afforded his

His Rx.bilee, of two gold curb chains, two silver curb guests a mast delightful time. cellency, accompanied by his aides-de-camp, bangles, two gold brooches, two silver brooches, Captain Smith and Cant in Coleman, received one silver watch and one silver chain, valued the visitors on the lawn outside the entrance to at $115, the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Stain- the Lodge, and passed them on to where the fisk, of No. 55, Leighton Hill Road. The de- tenuis courts nod croquet lawns awaited their fendant tpleaded not guilty to the charge. Mis. appropriation, and where many sets of both Stainfield, sworn, declared that she had known erintable games were indulged in. In all there the defendant for several years. He formerly were some 250 visitors, many of them prefer. kept a jeweller's shop in Wellington Sheat. ring a gentle promenade upo i the lawns, listen. She lost sight of him for year, but during the ing in the choic airs played by the hand of the Latter part of May of this year the accused Royal West Kents, under Budmaster Mc-called at her house and asked for work, saying Kelvey, which was in attendance. His Excel. that he had re-opened his business in Wellin lency and his aldes-de-camp were, as ever, to Street. The lady said that she had nothing indefatigable in looking after, the entertain. to give bim then, but if he would return in a day or so she might be able to give him something ment of the guests, and while there was

to do. "Da-and-June the accused' called and absolutely nothing lacking in that respect, the

tioned above to be cleanc efendant in absence of Captain Arbuthnot Leslie, AD.C., complainant handed him the jewellery men- now, on leave in England, was much felt by

quired if complai, ant was in a hurry for the those who knew him best.

work to be done, but she replied that if the work was completed in a week's time she would be satisfied... Accused replied that that would suit him also as he would be down that way in a"week's time, having to return some work for Jardine's, The' week caque, and went, in fact a mouth passed and At the tenth annual general meeting ofalare- there were no signs of the defendant. Com. plainam sent her sons to ask the accused to holders in the above-mentioned, company

return the jewellery, but accused would not which was held at noon, to-day, in the affices of Messrs. Dodwell and Company; the follow-deliver up, averring that complainant trusted hin, Exasperated by the conduct of the accused complainant, in company with a European defendast as his shop, and the only satisfaction policeman, went to the address given by the they could get was that accused had nothing

who have desérvedly won high esteem and RIDER-MAIN SYSTEM CONDEMNED,,

Je, tut Emitor up the "Hongkong Telegrada," credit with investors and speculators in

Sir-The rider main system has caused a Hongkong. Unfortunately, the same can- But be said of Shanghai wherewith Hong-great deal of grievance among the people of the City of Victoria, and the complaints against i have, ever since its beginning, become ofe of the chief topics of the day among all the people, and it even leads to Free fights amongst some

All the above prices are subject to akong maintains a community of interest by discount of 5 per cent.

virtue of its daily, not to say almost holy transactions, carried on between the two A. S. WATSON & CO,, places. Reviewing the week's share business ́on the 2nd-inst,,, Messrs. A. Sullivan & Co. thus comment on the birth of a set of com- mercial parasites whose existence it would be detrimental to tolerate and whose extinction

LAMITED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, Hongkong, 25th July, 19ub

"for pastuation "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH " should he adikrowed to The Editor, 1. Ice House Road, mtot should be accompanied by the Writer's Name miel Addrena

Cheditary bominem examforthyristom should be addressed

in The Manager,

THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENT- AN AGENCY, LD.

ANNUAL MEETING.

T.

ing gentlemen were present Messrs. E. H.

A. Denison, Medhurst (chairman), Skinner, E. G. Barrett, A. Kitchie, and E. R. Edwards, secretary.

The Secretary read the notice calling the meeting, after which,

The Chinyn said Gentlemen,~Wah' air permission I propose taking the report: and accounts as read. The profit we have beca able to show this year, although slightly less than ibat of the previou, twelve months, we consider satisfactory, in view of the keen Competition and general depressiva iu trade; Id not think the accounts call for much ex- planation, the profits on the sales are some $17,500 more than last year, but the expenses hay increased by approximately this amount, The increased expenditure is partially due to the initial cost of opening in Singapore, but we consider the money well spent as we have good. hopes of this Brauch proving a valuable source of income to the company in the future. Your general managers have not considered it neces

sary to write down the value of the launches as they already stand in the books, at a very low

of them, for they must have water, and so some- times they are obliged to fight for it. Now, to say the least, one may observe that in the "disfigure, they have-howeyer-written_off_1652.16_ for depreciation of furniture and fumgs. The stuck as usual has been very carefully taken trict in which the system is about to be intro-

and checked and due allowance made for duced, the construction, of the changes, of the water pipes in the houses there required for

ition Staton nupusing the adoption 134 it should be the duty and sendes the owners of the flouses. The water supply answer any questions to the best of my ability.

of "Unfortunately for our market's stability, is very irregular, and is often cut off even There being no questions asked,

there is an ugly element springing up in our for some days without previous warning 10 The Chairmad proposed the adoption of the midst which threatens disaster unless checktie inhabitants, which causes them to suffer repart and accounts. ed-that of the jobbing broker, who openly jobs in 'futures only and by whose mani pulations on paper the intrinsic values of sound stocks are dangerously affected, whilst it is through his practices that such big differences occur on settlement days. At home, the broker and jobber are distinct and in separate classes, each having his own department on the Stock Exchange; but out here there are brokers who act in a dual capacity and the mix-up is dangerous to the stability of any sound concern whose stock is mercilessly attacked."

The Editor will not undertake to de responsible for any rejected MS,, you to retura sny Pontribution.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (N ADVANCE) DAILY-130 per annua WEEKLY-19 per Anis

The rates per quarter and per metrein, proportional, The daily inue in delivered tree when the address

accessible to messenger. On rupie want hy post an

additional $1.80 per quarter en charges for postage, The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the

world a 30 cutita per quarter Single Copion Daily, ten conte: Weekly, twenty-

Ave centa

The Honghang Celegraph

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tux plague returns for the 24 hours ending noon to-day showed a blank, there being we cases to recurd.

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quite a water famine for the time that it is turned off. If it is not turned off on purpose by the water authorities to make the people feel the hardship of the water famine, and then make them feel grateful for a scanly supply when the authorities graciously can 'sent to let them have a little more, it must be cut off by some careless, water coolies who in the course of their work turn it off, and afterwards neglect to turn it on again. Think ofthe enormous amount of money house-owners have to spend on account of the rider-main system, and then think of the serious grievance under which they have to suffer by getting very little water after spending so much money, The introducer of this system must naturally repent of his fault if he knows that for the people it proves a woc.

All the reservoirs are full enough, and why can't we be allowed at least a proper, if not a copious, supply of water every day?-Yours,

MORE WATER. Hongkong, 9th August, 1905.

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The steamer Mácedonia, which left London on 5th ult.. took the following specie for:- Singapore, coin gold, L1,000; and Hongkong. | THE repairs to the Dougal, which, it may be dollars, £116,600.— Reuter,

recalled, was injured by grounding in the Red Sea whilst on her way out to the Chinn Station, have been completed at Chatham. It is under stood that the original order to station her in the Far East will be adhered to, and she will be fitadem, whose commission explies early next

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1986

THE OPIUM REVENUE. »

The prospects of the revenue of the Colony under the head of Opium Farm being

Two cargo-boat masters were this morning maintained at present figures, when the new

ordered in pay a fine of $3 each, by Mr. H. H. grant is allotted, have already been stated to. Gompertz, at the Magistracy, for anchoring be anything but reassuring. Indeed, it may their boats within fifty yards of Kelleu's Island, be expected that, from a number of causes, yesterday, without the written consent of the the Colony cannot hope to.be offered any.

Officer Commanding, the Forces in South China thing except a notable reduction in the price for the exclusive privilege of dealing in AccRING to a circular which has reacheus opium within the Colony and its depen-in day, we notice that preparations are under dencies, for the next triennial term. The way for the opening of a new club, so be called pricer obtained for the various farms

"The Mutual Club One of the fairs relates to the "chit system." It says: "A $5 limit

sent out in due course in relief of the cruiser

your,

la seconding the motion, Mr. A. Denison said that while there were present he woul call the attention of the general managers for considering the advisability of in some way doing away with the Founder's shares. In a company like that one kind of shares ought to be sufficient. He would be glad if the general managers would co.s.der the matter.

The Chairman said that Mr. Denison's" bug- gestion would be considered by the general managers.

The motion for the adoption of the report and accounts was then put before the Board and was canied unanimously.

Mr. A. Ritchie proposed that Mr. W. H. Potts be re-elected the Company's auditor for the ensuing year.

Mr. T. Skinner seconded..

Carried nem con.

The Chairman: That is all the business before the meeting, gentlemen. Thank you for your attendance.

That ended the meeting.

GAMBLING RAID.

COOLIK'S LONG DROP

an do with the business. She accordingly swore out a warrant yesterday, and hearing of that defendant turned up at the lady's house last evening with the trinkele "I refused to take them, continued Mrs. Stainheld, "telling him to take them to the police. He would not sa I told him to come with ine to the Station as it would make matters light for him," The com plainant went on to say that she found accused avery, honest and straightforward man in the past. "I would therefore ask your Worship to deal very lightly with him, under the cir cuinsiances," concluded Mrs. Stainfield,

The defondant said that he went to Canton.

to do it. He called a witness to prove that be He did not do the work, bat gave it to others was an honest man and to corroborate his statement.

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His Worship-It appears to me now that Complainant-Yes, your Worship. The only defendant was only careless. thing that aroused my suspicions was when he refused to hand over the goods. He carried on a very large busi, ess, before, but is now a bankrupt

-danz mas ordered to be discharged. CARELESS TRUCKMEN:

RULE OF THE ROAD DISCUEVED.

TELEGRAMS.

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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVICE

JAPANESE SALVAGE

OPERATIONS.

"MIKASA" RE-FLOATED. [From Our Oton Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 9th August, 2.20 p.m.

Admiral Togo's flagship Mikasa was successfully re-floated yesterday.

[Straits Times} Burmo-Chinese Railway, UNDERTAKING WHOLLY A CHINESE AFFAIR.

Calcutta, ist August, The Anglo-Chinese negotiations for carrying on a projected Eurmo Chinese railway is approaching completion. The first section of the line-Bhama to Tengyueb-will be a joint The second Anglo-Chinein undertaking. section, which ends at Yunnanfu, will be a whelly Chinese undertaking: Chion is also arranging for the purchase of the French railway from Tonkin into Yunnan, TANJONG PAGAR DOCK AWARD.

Mr. E. Van Eps, proprietor of the Brown Jones esblishment of undertakers, arraigned three truck coolies before Mr. H. H. Com periz, at this Magistracy, this morning, on a charge of careless driving on the Praya East this orning thereby damaging his carriage.

The complainant said that about seven o'clock this morning he was in his catriage, going castward along the Praya East, Wit ness was driving, but he was not going at a fast pace. The defendants were in charge of a truck, also going castwards. When the carri age got abreast of defendants' truck-he was passing them on the right-hand side of the road-the defendants suddenly turned the truck, oround, In consequence of that com plainant had to drive the carriage against a telephone post to get out of the way. The wheels of the truck collided with the wheels of th. carriage, scraping off some of the paint. Continuing, the complainant said that if he had not got out of the way to to the

whesis of the truck would have broken fis horses' legs. It was also said that there was no room on the left side of the praya 10 enable a ramene to pass a vehicle. The Chinese preferred running on the right side of the road A gang of police officers from No. 2 Police because they can see when a car is approach Station, armed with a gambling warrant,ing them. Those who travel on the left-hand raided a house at No. 9, Tik Lung Lane, side of the road-as did he defendants-take Wanchai, at ten o'clock last night. The fright at the least noise they hear behind them officers made their way to the third door of the building and as soon as their presence became

and confusion reigned in the flat. known to the gamblers there was a stampede Coolies rushed in all directions to evade arrest, but we a secured, many crossed to the adjoining fats by climbing over the verandah, while one

QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.

On the 11th July, Sir C. Schwann asked the Under-Sec einry for the Colonies whether the Crown colony called the Straits Settlements had been induced to acquire certain docks at Singapore from a company called the Tonjeng Pagar Dock Company at a cost of about £5,500,000; whether the move for the acquisi

tion of these docks originated with the Com mittee of Imperial Defence ;'would he say by whom were the abitrators nominated to settle the cost, and by whom was the referes or m pire in the arbitration appointed; whether he would briefly state the grounds on which the acquisition of these docks was recommended or approved by the late Government, and whether the present Government approved of the acquisition and of the reasons assigned, therefor by their predecessors; and whether

he would state the names and addresses of the directors and principal shareholders of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, and say whe

share. ther the award worked out at $75 per Stoo

Mr. Churchill: the undertaking of the Tan- jong Pagar Dock Company was compulsorily acquired by the Government of the Straits Seulements under the provisions of a Colonial Ordinance passed in 190s. The total amount of the award given by: the umpire-is-about..... 3,319,000. The proposal for the acquisition of the decks did not originale with the Com- mities of Imperial Defence. The Colonial vanilor, nu tose two arbitrators ap and the company each nominated

pointed their umpire. I will place in the li brary of the House a copy of the Q.dinance to which I have referred, and of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council for 1905. If the hon. member will refer to page 9 of the aps. pendix to the volume he will find a despatch, dated Nov. 4, 1924, from the late Secretary of State, which sets out fully the reasons for sug gesting the acquisition of this undertaking. The Secretary of State does not feel called upon to review a transaction which was 'wholly con cluded before the accession of the present Ministry to office, and which has been the subject of a legally constituted tribunal of arbitration. The directors arë Mestis,. W. P. Waddell J. E. I omenij, C. Sugden, W. H. Shelford, and A. G. Faber; they are all resident ia Singapore, I have no official information ns in the names and addresses of the principal shareholders, but l'observe that a list has ap. peared on more than one occasion in a London newspaper. The calculation in the last part of the question is approximately.correct.

Sir E. Sassoon asked whether in the case of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company Arbitration was resorted to at the suggestion of the Straits Government; whether any attempt was made to come to terms fos a price, sither before or after expropriation has been resolved upon; and, if so, with what result; did the company make any offer to the Government to dispose of their interests, and, if so, what were the terms of the offer; what have been the detailed

costs of the arbitration in fees to arbitrators and

and dash to the opposite side of the road, re- umpire and is other incidental expenses r 5. gardless of what is approaching in the direction pectively; who will pay the award and the costs they are procee sing. The defendants said that farbitration; will the Colonial Office furnish it was complainant's fault. He was driving at any correspondence or other papers in relation a runaway rate and when he got abreast of the to there subjects, and are they aware that the truck he applied the whip to the horses. His award represents double the price of the sharca Worship held tha the defendants were ignorant at the time when notice of expropriation was of the rule of the road. He would fine them $3❘ given ?

in the Straits Seulements have, in the shall be placed on all chits, ie, no one member Iving notice. It appeared that 56 was handed coolic in particular, wild with fright, dashed each, as there was no damage done to the car-

past, furnished an indication of what Hong shall sign over $5." A very sensible restriction kong might be led to expect for the same this. monopoly during a like currency of the Some days ago we printed in these columns a' Heence here. The

tenders for The report to the effect that a coolie had been triennial period of the Opium and Liquors arrested on board the steamer Paul Beam col- Farms in the Straits, commencing January lecting funds for a boges hospital. it was also 1,1907, were opened at the Colonial Secre- said that substantial amounts had been collected Lariat at Singapore on the and inst. From by him. The coolie was brought before Mr. F. the Singapore Free Press it is learnt that

A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, yesterday after. three tenders were received by Government, called, and his Worship bound him over in the noon, charged with fraud. Evidence, was for the Singapore Opiutn and Spirit Farms,

sum of Sido to come up. for judgment when called.

viz

Chop Sin Chin Ho Bec (present

Farm Singapore)

Mr. Chea Chen Eok.

Mr. Chea Chew Ewe.....

ORDERS have been issued for the third-class ..$295,000

cruiser Prometheus, Captain Maurice Wool- 245.000 comte, to be recommissioned for a further tour

· 435,000 | of duty on the Australian Station. The cruiser The present tender is $365,000, being a will come in Hongkong to re-bois! (pe pennant decrease of $10,000 per month. The offers | of her skipper, and her crew will be conveyed are for the combined farms, however. from England thither by the cruiter Terrible. Simply for the opium licence the amount ten. The Prometheus was commissioned at Devon,

dered is $240,000 and for the Spirits $55,000 The revenue in the Singapore Estimates

port on Sept 29, 1994. The greater part of her newcrew will be drawn from the cruiser £plus, now in the Reserve al Devonport.

Peak, charged Lni Kam Yat, his gardener, be MR. Craddock, of No. 10, Slewan Terrace, the fore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this morning, with converting $6, the property of the complain ant, to his own use, on the 6th instant, and leaving the service of the complainant without

defendant disappeared soon afterwards, never to accused to pay the No. a gardener. The paying the second gardener. Defendant said be sent the money, lo his relatives in the in- terior. His Worship reutenced him to three- weeks' hard labour on the first chargé, and to the second. pay a fine of $7, or a further three weeks, on

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Miesions to Sen- men begs to acknowledge with thanks the fol lowing donations-

H.E. Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M.G...$150 Sir Gerard H. U..Noel, K.C.B........... Ka Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co....... FOO

Busterfield & Swire

100 The Hongkong and Bhanghai Bank... 100

he Union Insurance Soc. of Canton... 100, The P, & O. 5. N. Co Messrs. Dadwell & Co... Siemssen & Co.

Amerika Li ja

The Hamburg

Sir C. P. Chaler, C.

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Messrs. Arnhold Karberg & Co.........

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Gilman & Co.UTI

D. R. LE******

-Messrs. Alexander Ross & Co.

Gibb Livingston & Co... Bradley & Co...orian woltai

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Lane, Crawford & Co

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'Mr. Churchill: It was the view of the late

to the balcony and leaped over the verandan riage, and bound them over in the sum of $tro Secretary of State that the sum to be paid

rouse

into the street below, where there was some excitement. In all, the police secured fourteen men, and after their queues had been lasked ingether, they were taken below en to the station, The cookie, who jumped over the verandah, was found lying in the guiter below, and he was removed to 'No. a Station, many thinking that he would soon dic. On arrival at the station the man was attended to temporarily and it was discovered that, although he had taken a thirty. seven foot leap into the street, the only injury. he had sustained was a broken nakte. He was femoved to hospital. The fourteen man were. brought before Mr. F, A, Hazeland, this morn- ing, at the Police Court, two of the gang charged with being keepere of a gambling house and the others with gambling. The two alleged Keepers were fined $100 each, while the re- mainder gol off with $3.each.

THE "B" team V. R. C, will play 57th Co., R.G.A., to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. The "B",

D. Sassoon Sons & Co. 25 leim V. I. C. will play Royal Hongkong Yacht Mayer & Co. uro voiano. 28

Club, Monday, 13th fast, ut 5.30 pm,

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to be of good behaviour for one year.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUE. Indian (Gregory Apcar) toth inst... German (Sachten) 14th inst, Canadian (Empress of India) 14th inst. German (Print Regent Luilpoldd) 14th inst, *Indian (Laitang) 16th insi,-

German (Priax Waldemar) 27th inst

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"The s.. Borneo left Sandakan on 6th inst via Banguey, and may be expected here on 12th inst.

should be determined by mutual agreement, or, failing that, by arbitration. After notice of expropriation has been given an offer was made by the Governor of $140 per share, being father above the market quotation prior to the japedi The company naked for $700, and there ap- peared to be no prospect of reducing this wide difference by further negotiations, + "It will not be possible to state the cost of the arbitration until the accounts have been received and pid. The award and costs will be paid in the first instance by the Government of the Straits Settlements and will be a charge on the under laking acquired. The Secretary of State will consider the question of laying papers on the subject. The award represents more than three times the price of the shares at the time stated in the last part of the question,

The N. Y. K. American Line ss. Kage NEARLY £84,000 was realised by the sale of a are left Shanghai for this port on 8th inst., number of old warships at Portsmouth on toth and is expected here on with inst.

ult. Surprisingly good prices were realised, The C. P. R. Co's is. Empress of India and the vessels sold readily, quite a fleet being arrived at Nagasaki at ? a.m., on 9th inst, and disposed of in an hour or so. Among the ships lofi again at 4 p.m., zame day, for Shanghai, sold were the cruisers Katoomba and Tauranga where she is due to arrive at 4 am., on 11th inst. which fetched £8,500 each, the Phule 40850) The C. P. R. Co's sis. Empress of China the Bellona £7,200 and the Emerald 2,800. arrived at Kobe at 6 p.m., on 7th inst, and left £35 was given for the Gnzi, cossiguard again at noon Wednesday, for Yokohama, vessel, wblis a number of obsolete torpedo-bosts where she is dun to arrive at noon, on gth inst, went at from £141 to £56 each,